newsletter

contact

sitemap

imprint

 

         
homescalashoplyricsnewsconcertsmusicpicturespressbiographybookinginteractive
 

 

 

News

 > 2007

 > 2006

 > 2005

 :::Archive:::

 

 

Important!


Booking tickets for Scala & Kolacny Brothers can only with the concert organizers.
These are listed under

> Concerts on our web site

 

 

 
 

Scala & Kolacny Brothers: News

 
   
recording of Scala’s very first DVD, New Album, Exklusive Concert  
20.01.2010    
 

1° Block your agenda for the 28th April 2010 for the Scala concert ‘live’ recording of Scala’s very first DVD.
For more information about the recording or if you want to be part of the audience that evening, send an e-mail to info@scalachoir.com, with ‘newsletter DVD recording 28.04.2010’ as a subject. We’ll be very pleased to provide you with the requested information.

2° New Scala album!
Dear Scala fan, we have been recording the first songs of our new album. As announced it will be a ‘Scala revisited’ album, with the marvelous voices of the Scala girls accompanied only by a concert grand piano.
And this album might surprise many. The album will feature Scala’s peculiar arrangements of world pop & rock hits. Expect surprising versions of Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel), Nothing Else Matters (Metallica), Lithium (Nirvana), Bad (U2), Champagne Supernova (Oasis), I Feel You (Depeche Mode), Ironic (Alanis Morissette), Use Somebody (Kings of Leon) just to name a few. This new album will be released in September 2010. Of course we shall keep you informed.

3° First exclusive concerts
Whether the new album is ready or not, Scala will give a first exclusive acoustic concert the playlist of which will include all the new songs i.e. the full album. This performance is planned on Friday 20th August 2010 at the ‘Kulturkirche’ in Neuruppin (Germany).
Tickets for this exclusive concert are available via Scala’s web site only. For more info, click HERE.

We really look forward to meeting you again, in Neuruppin or in the other cities where Scala will perform. See you soon!

Best regards,

The Scala team

   
   
New Album, New Songs & More Concerts  
24.11.2009    
 

Dear fans of Scala & Kolacny Brothers,

 

it's been a long time since you have heard from us, but as you will see Scala did not rest on its laurels. So, there are many activities and projects we want to inform you about.

 

1.   Scala is preparing a new album. The first recording sessions are planned on 5th and 6th December. The title of the album, the exact date of release and many linked projects are not known yet, but you may expect the release about mid 2010. One thing is for sure: Scala's roots will be revisited, with arrangements and covers of well-known rock & pop songs of international bands, sung by magnificent voices and accompanied only by Steven's piano. Stay tuned!

 

2.   As from December, several new songs will be on our concert playlist, e.g. in Berlin (at the Kesselhaus on 11th and 12th December) and in Belgium, in Antwerp (at the Koningin Elisabeth-zaal, on 5th March 2010). These new songs will be evaluated in terms of audience appreciation.

 

3.   We are very pleased to announce that Scala will give more concerts abroad in 2010. Scala will perform several times in Germany (as usual). Touring in Canada, performing in France again, our début in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, all of these projects are practically finalized. So stay up-to-date via Scala's Concerts web page where you will also be able to buy tickets.

 

4.   Each year, we offer a special Christmas opportunity to our fans. This year you are given the opprtunity to buy one of the 80 very last DeLuxe Paper Plane albums left in our stocks. Each of them will be autographed by the Kolacny Brothers, Steven and Stijn. The albums will be available via the Scalashop. Don't miss this opportunity for this DeLuxe edition will no longer be available.

 

5.   Our second exclusive present is a new song of Scala, fully free downloadable (just like our Paper Plane songs!). Within the framework of a benefit event for the Flemish Refugee Action, Scala has made a special arrangement of a song called België (Belgium). Three refugee girls, Petimat, Daniella and Vesara, sang with Scala and so made their dream come true. The three of them fled their country and are working hard to achieve a safe future in Belgium. Support the Flemish Refugee Action and download the song for free on www.vluchtelingenwerk.be.

 

You will be able to see Petimat, Daniella and Vesara perform with Scala on 8th December at the NTG in Ghent (Belgium), at a benefit evening for the Flemish Refugee Action, where artist performances will alternate with interviews. Tickets are available on www.vluchtelingenwerk.be/benefiet.

 

As a matter of fact, we mainly hope you will remain faithful fans of Scala!

We really look forward to meeting you at one of Scala's coming concerts.

 

Kind regards,

 

Steven and Stijn Kolacny

The Scala & Kolacny Brothers team

   
   
‘La Grande Sophie’ invites Scala to perform with her at the Olympia in Paris on 17th November 2009  
15.10.2009    
 

La Grande Sophie, a very successful French singer songwriter, has been a great fan of Scala & Kolacny Brothers for several years. For her performance at the Olympia (the oldest concert hall in Paris - 1888) on 17th November, together with Steven Kolacny she will arrange some of her songs that she will sing with the Scala girls.
To Scala this project means a magnificent musical come-back in France’s capital city, on one of the most prestigious stages in the world.
More on www.lagrandesophie.com.fr

   
   
The Wall of Sound / Scala in Montreal (Canada): an overwhelming live experience!  
31.08.2009    
 

Dear fans of Scala,

On the 21st and 22nd July Scala was very pleased and honoured to perform as guest of honour at the Montreal ‘Juste pour Rire’ city festival in Canada.
The show was named the Wall of Sound. This multimedia show could not have been named more appropriately. See for yourself: http://www.vimeo.com/6073376.

The ‘Wall of Sound - Scala’ production was also awarded the "Prix Coup de coeur du grand public La Presse 2009", a kind of public’s favourite prize of the festival. This prize is particularly important since it is awarded by all he people attending the festival to one production among all the performances.
This award acknowledges the outstanding work of the 300 artists and engineers involved in this show.

Montréal was seduced by the show as a whole and by Scala’s voices. Here are some quotes from articles published in the Québec press the day after the concert.

- ... ”Thanks to its talent and communicative energy, wherever the choir performs, in Brussels, in Berlin or in New York, each show proves a moment of pure magic where spectators and chorists sing their love for music in unison.” (Source: www.infoculture.ca)

- “In three dimensions and five floors high, Scala proved to be much more than nice female voices singing rock songs. In 3D Scala means goose bumps, tears, amazement, umbrellas, rain-stained scores and wet hair.”

“If we had such choirs in our churches, I ‘d go to Mass every Sunday morning!”

(Source: Soundbeat Magazine)

Keep enjoying Scala’s music !

Kind regards,

The Scala & Kolacny Brothers team

 

   
 
Scala & Kolacny Brothers choir guest of honour at the Just for Fun / Just for Entertainment Festival in Montreal, Canada  
30.05.2009    
 

JUST TO SING
PROJECT SCALA: THE WALL OF SOUND
 

Tuesday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 22 at dusk – Place des festivals
On the evenings of July 21 and July 22, the stars in the sky over Montreal will hold their breath when the young singers of the Belgian choir  Scala begin to sing. Founded in 1996 by Steven and Stijn Kolacny, Scala has conquered Europe and the world with its crystalclear voices, communicative energy and original choral settings of music by U2, Radiohead, Nirvana, Indochine, Alanis Morissette and other popular and rock classics in the same vein. From Brussels to Berlin, from New York to Budapest to Hamamatsu in Japan, Scala’s every performance is a moment of pure magic when the choristers and audience in unison share their love of music.
 

For the choir’s premiere appearance in Montreal, Just For Laughs has decided to do
things in grand style ... and very grand style indeed, with the additional participation of 250 choral singers from Quebec who will join their voices with the young singers from Flanders. Plus some very grand effects from the genius of designer and art director Olivier Dufour, who will turn this unique concert into an unforgettable pyro-musical multimedia show. So come on down, enjoy a new choral take on your pop and rock classics, warm up your voice, share your musical memories and talent ... and bring on the night.

   
 
SCALA & KOLACNY BROTHERS gives 2 very exclusive Christmas Concerts in Berlin  
20.05.2009    
  Dear fans of Scala,

We are very pleased to be able to tell you already that Scala and Kolacny Brothers have been asked to perform on 11th and 12th December 2009 for 2 fairly exclusive "Christmas Concerts" organized by the Kulturbrauerei at the Berliner KESSELHAUS.

Considering the special character of this event, we wanted to offer something special to our fans.
The first 50 fans who send an e-mail to scala@kesselhaus-berlin.de, with the following subject "Weihnachtsshow 11.12.09" or "Weihnachtsshow 12.12.09", will win two VIP tickets (value € 25.00 €/ticket), Scala's latest CD ‘Paper Plane' and two VIP wristbands for an exclusive "Meet & Greet" with the Kolacny brothers and the Scala singers after the show.

If you receive a confirmation as a reply to your e-mail, consider yourself as one of the 50 happy few!
Just print this confirmation and take it with you to the show. Hand it over at the KESSELHAUS box office in exchange for your tickets, the Paper Plane CD and your VIP wristbands.

Good luck!

Looking forward to see you at one of our next performances,

Kind regards,

The SCALA & KOLACNY BROTHERS Team

TICKETS:
KESSELHAUS/ Maschinenhaus in der Kulturbrauerei
Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin
www.kesselhaus-berlin.de
Presales: € 25.00
Box office: € 29.00
   
 
Scala & Kolacny Brothers has been awarded Gold for the album ‘Dans les yeux d’Aurore’, and will perform at Francofolies 2009 Festival in Spa  
22.03.2009    
  Scala’s ‘Dans les Yeux d'Aurore’ is Gold Album in Belgium ! The whole Scala team is very grateful to the fans of Pierre Rapsat, and to its own fans, for this honour.
The Rapsat tour in Wallonia has been a huge succes. So extra concerts will certainly be programmed later on in 2009. Exact dates and venues will be published on our website in due time.
We take the opportunity to confirm that Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform at the Francofolies 2009 Festival, on Saturday 18th July at 8.30 p.m. on the Pierre Rapsat main stage.
   
 
Scala's Paper Plane première on TV - Borgerhout (Antwerp), 9th January 2009  
30.01.2009    
  Scala's Paper Plane première on TV - Borgerhout (Antwerp), 9th January 2009
Click here to watch the VRT and VTM broadcasts.

Dear fans of Scala,

The Paper Plane tour première at the Roma in Antwerp was the most fantastic ever...
Scala's concert agenda for 2009 has never been so busy ...
The number of sold-out concerts has never been so high ...

So,
our humble thanks to the whole Scala team!
See you at one of our many coming concerts!

Friendly yours,

Scala & Kolacny Brothers
   
 
Christmas Special  
09.12.2008    
  Dear fans of Scala & Kolacny Brothers,

you responded massively to our recent promotions (Paper Plane deluxe edition + VIP tickets for the première on 9th January 2009).
Since Christmas time is near, we decided to offer some nice extras to our fans:

- 50 extra the deluxe edition Paper Plane CDs are available at the Scalashop, This exquisitely presented fine velvet-look hard-back edition houses the Paper Plane CD, a bonus CD, an exclusive photo book and a DVD featuring 'Impressions of a Nice Week'.
Paper Plane 'De Luxe' is a limited edition available exclusively at www.scalashop.de or at our concerts.

- 30 extra VIP tickets for the première of our Paper Plane tour on 9th January 2009 at 'De Roma' in Borgerhout (Antwerp).

- Scala's latest album 'Dans les yeux d'Aurore'. This album features French covers of Pierre Rapsat, a well-known French-speaking Belgian singer who died in 2002. More... (klik)

- Or a ticket for one of the many other Scala concerts in 2009. Check the dates on our website. The Rapsat concerts are highlighted in red.

All items ordered in due time at the Scalashop will de delivered before Christmas. Delivery time for Germany is 1 to 3 days; for other European countries, 2 to 7 days.

We wish you a very pleasant Christmas Time and hope to see you at one of Scala's concerts in 2009!

The whole Scala team


The Scala & Kolacny Brothers team

   
 
“OOR” – december 2008  
24.11.2008    
  “OOR” – december 2008
WILLEM JONGENEELEN

In the Netherlands they are still a phenomenon, in Belgium a world act for years now. I am referring to the Scala & Kolacny Brothers choir from Aarschot, a small provincial town in Flanders, east of Louvain in Belgium.
Steven and Stijn Kolacny, respectivally the pianist and the choir leader, and both classically trained musicians, have managed to have their choir scoring several hits on radio stations thanks to their excellent arrangements of songs of Nirvana, Radiohead, Lamb and Rammstein. ‘Paper Plane’ is Scala’s eighth album but the first one exclusively with their very own songs. This slightly affects the choir’s recognizable sound but the atmosphere and the class have remained. Those who refuse to accept that a girl choir can sing pop songs would better stop reading here. Indeed, it requires some openness of mind to appreciate the beautifully written and produced songs combining a slight classical touch with a psychedelic or modern electronic make-over. Koen Buyse, the frontman of Zornik, himself got involved in this production. Something curious? Well, the atmosphere rather reminds me of Pink Floyd and The Polyphonic Spree and not at all of an old-fashioned choir in a parish church or dusty community centre. This is a top pop record! Would Lowlands dare to put Scala & Kolacny Brothers on their billboard?

(*) Lowlands is a huge festival organized each year near Amsterdam.

www.oor.nl/news_columns.asp (trommelvlies 103)

   
 
Invitation première Paper Plane Tournee  
12.11.2008    
 

Dear fans of Scala & Kolacny Brothers,
 

this is a special newsletter, an invitation to attend an exclusive night on Friday 9th January 2009, viz. the première of Scala's new Paper Plane tour. Come to the DE ROMA hall, Turnhoutsebaan 286, in Borgerhout, Antwerp (Belgium) (www.deroma.be) to listen to our new songs and see our new clips. The venue is esay to find, near the Antwerp Central railway station. There are large car park facilities and several hotels in the area. Ticket price normally is €20.

But what makes this invitation so special? What more can we offer?
Order your ticket(s) by calling 00 32 3 292 97 40 (on working days, between 9.30 and 12.30 a.m. and between 1.30 and 4 p.m.) and give us the code word 'FRATELLI' and you will receive a VIP ticket!
This VIP ticket means a reserved seat, an exclusive meet & greet with Stijn and Steven, the Scala girls and the whole Scala team. Moreover, at the after-party, each VIP ticket can be exchanged for a free Paper Plane CD, Scala's newest album.
VIP tickets can only be ordered by phone. Payment is possible by bank or by credit card. Ticket(s) will be sent to your address as soon as we are in receipt of your payment.

IMPORTANT! These VIP tickets are exclusive and limited in number. So don't wait too long to order yours.

We are really looking forward to meeting you on 9th January for the première of our new Paper Plane tour. See you at DE ROMA in Borgerhout!

Very friendly yours,

The Scala & Kolacny Brothers team

 

   
 
Dans les yeux d'Aurore  
24.10.2008    
 

Great surprise for the fans of Scala ! Indeed, less than a month after the launch of Paper Plane, Scala & Kolacny Brothers is releasing a new album!
 

Immediately after the Paper Plane recording, the Scala choir girls went back into the Galaxy Studios to record ten covers of songs of Pierre Rapsat. The project which is called 'Dans les yeux d'Aurore' (*) is meant to be a tribute to this well-known Belgian French-speaking singer who died in 2002.
 

Like Paper Plane, this new album has been produced by Koen Buysse (Zornik - www.zornik.com) and the track list (see below) also includes 3 songs of the Paper Plane album.
 

Important ! Contrarily to Paper Plane, the album 'Dans les yeux d'Aurore' will not be downloadable free on our website. It will be available exclusively at music shops in Belgium, at the merchandising stand at our concerts but also at www.scalashop.de, Scala’s official webshop. Paper Plane is still downloadable and will remain so until further notice.
 

Enjoy our new album 'Dans les yeux d'Aurore'.

 

(*) 'Dans les yeux d'Aurore' literally means 'In Dawn's Eyes'.
 

 

Tracklisting:

1.       C'est toujours un mystère

2.       Les rêves sont en nous

3.       Ensemble

4.       Comme un Brasero

5.       Un dimanche en automne

6.       Jardin secret

7.       Passager de la nuit

8.       Judy et Compagnie

9.       Où es-tu Julian

10.     Aurore

 

Bonustracks:

1.       Raintears

2.       Seashell

3.       Magic

   
 
the deluxe edition of Paper Plane, Scala’s new CD, is complete  
23.10.2008    
 

Dear fans of Scala,

the deluxe edition of Paper Plane, Scala’s new CD, is complete. This exquisitely presented fine velvet-look hard-back edition houses the Paper Plane CD, a bonus CD with 5 extra tracks (see tracklist below), an exclusive photo book and a DVD featuring the Raintears video clip and ‘Impressions of a Nice Week’, a 20-minute exclusive documentary. A whole week Scala was followed by a camera team while touring in Germany and Belgium. This resulted in unprecedented footage of Scala sidestage, backstage, at the hotel and in the coaches. French, German and English subtitles have been provided for.

 

This deluxe edition of Paper Plane is a ‘must have’ item for the real Scala fan! Yet, it will not be available in record shops. You’ll be able to get it exclusively at the Scalashop through our website and at Scala concerts. Paper Plane ‘De Luxe’ is a limited edition, only 250 were produced. So don’t wait too long to order.

BONUS CD tracklist


1° Tous les rêves sont en nous (Pierre Rapsat)
2° Un Dimanche En Automne (Pierre Rapsat)
3° Comme Un Brasero (Pierre Rapsat)
4° Seashell - the Northsea Remix
5° Heartbeats - Jan Vervloet Remix

   
 
Scala & Kolacny Brothers featuring Pim Smit, launches Seashell, a new single and video clip  
07.10.2008    
 

Scala choir girls go naked for Pim Smit’s bodypaint project


Dear fans of Scala,
A few weeks ago the Scala choir girls were colour-sprayed by Pim Smit, a Dutch painter from Amsterdam who lives in Tirlemont (Belgium).
Footage of this huge bodypaint project was used to make the video clip (produced by Jan Vrints, directed by Senol Korkmaz) for Seashell, a new single from Scala’s brand new album Paper Plane. After the collective bodypaint session, a few Scala girls, who refused to be replaced by professional actresses or stand-ins, went naked and were painted from top to toe by artist Pim Smit.
 

As a fan of Scala, you will be among the first to be able to watch this clip on www.scalachoir.com. TV reports about the bodypainting project and the making of the clip can be watched on www.pimsmit.com.
Our newest album Paper Plane is on sale now in most of the record shops in Flanders, and is still downloadable free through Scala’s website. Scala fans keep downloading it but also buy it. Our thanks to you all, and hope you will continue to enjoy our music.

   
 
Free download of Paper Plane on www.scalachoir.com  
11.09.2008    
 

Dear fans of Scala & Kolacny Brothers,


the 10 songs of Scala's new album Paper Plane will all be downloadable free as from 11th September and until further notice. Click here for the downloads or if you want more information.

This present is for our true fans all over the world to allow them to listen to our brand new album.

You can also watch the Raintears video clip by clicking here. Further information for buying the very Paper Plane CD will be available on our website under Scalashop.

We hope that you will like our new songs and can't wait to read your comments. Enjoy Paper Plane! See you at one of our next concerts!

Kind regards,

The Scala & Kolacny Brothers team

 

   
 
Paper Plane ‘De Luxe’ (2 CDs + DVD)  
05.09.2008    
 

Dear fans of Scala,

A deluxe edition of Paper Plane, Scala’s new CD, will be available at the end of October. This exquisitely presented fine velvet-look hard-back edition houses the Paper Plane CD, a bonus CD with 5 extra tracks and a DVD featuring the Raintears video clip and a 20-minute exclusive Scala documentary entitled ‘Impressions of a Nice Week’. A whole week Scala was followed by a camera team while touring in Germany and Belgium. This resulted in unprecedented footage of Scala sidestage, backstage, in the hotel and the coaches. French, German and English subtitles have been provided for. This deluxe edition of Paper Plane is a ‘must have’ item for the real Scala fan! Yet, it will not be for sale in record shops. You’ll be able to get it exclusively at the Scala shop through our website and at Scala concerts. For more information, check back in October.

   
 
It All Leads To This en Paper Plane available worldwide through i-Tunes and Amazon  
05.09.2008    
 

We did it! At last, Scala’s album ‘It All Leads To This’ album is available on iTunes and Amazon.
‘Paper Plane’, Scala’s new album will also be on iTunes and Amazon as from 15th September, even before its release in the record shops.

   
 
the release date of Paper Plane is getting closer  
21.08.2008    
 

Dear fans of Scala,

the release date of Paper Plane is getting closer. This new album of Scala & Kolacny Brothers will be available in the record shops in Belgium on 19th September.
Yet, you will be able to download it from i-Tunes as soon as Monday 15th September!
As a fan you are being offered an exclusivity, viz. RAINTEARS, the first single from Scala’s new album.
 

Click here to watch the clip...

 

We hope you will like it.

Very friendly yours,

The whole Scala team

 

   
 
ARTIST PIM SMIT AND SCALA GIRL CHOIR LAUNCH BIG BODY PAINT PROJECT  
03.06.2008    
 

Artist Pim Smit and the Kolacny Brothers are going to work out a very peculiar project that will climax on 6th September in Tirlemont in Belgium.
 

The full Scala choir will lie down on the floor of Pim’s studio to become part of the world’s biggest bodypaint project ever.
 

In 1 session at least 150 Scala girls are going to be bodypainted into one big living artwork.

This project has been registered with the Guiness Book of Records. This event will of course be attended by an official delegation of Guinness Book of Records Ltd.

www.pimsmit.com

   
 
‘Paper Plane’, Scala’s new album, will be released on 1st October 2008  
06.05.2008    
 

Dear fans of Scala,

Nothing is what it seems to be. Indeed, Scala has traded the seeming quietness for the recording studios where it is working at its new album ‘Paper Plane’.

‘Paper Plane’ stands for the light, pure and diaphanous angel voices soaring above Scala’s audience like a paper plane. The lead track itself expresses unconditional faith in life and love.

Scala is evolving ... All the songs for Paper Plane have been written by Steven Kolacny. So the album will feature Scala’s own songs only and no longer covers.
Taking this seemingly obvious step was not easy since Scala is known for its arrangements and covers of international rock and pop hits.
‘Paper Plane’ provides a new dimension to the Scala concept and allows the choir to make a long step forward.

As a matter of fact we hope you will welcome this evolution and go on supporting Scala as you dif before.

‘Paper Plane’ will be released on 1st October 2008. More information will be provided in the following weeks, including the dates of all the Scala concerts.

Tracklisting (not final)

CD A
1° Paper Plane
2° Raintears
3° It Never Will Come Back
4° Seashell
5° Kleine Man (Little Man)
6° Magic
7° Splinter
8° I Will Bleed For You
9° Woorden (Words)
10° A Little More Each Time

   
 
Scala receives Gold Record in Belgium for "It All Leads To This" album  
16.12.2007    
 

This Gold Record is presented to Scala for selling more than 15,000 "It All Leads To This" albums in Belgium.
Gold was reached in September 2006, even before the start of the sold out "It All Leads To This" tour.

   
 
Compliments of Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)  
16.12.2007    
 

Dear fans of Scala,
namedropping very seldom happens on our own web site, but since the compliment below comes from the Best Band On Earth, we could not but share this information with you all.
Interview in HUMO - 3510/50 (11.12.07): Jonny Greenwood's (Radiohead) reply when asked what he thinks of Scala's version of "Everything In Its Right Place" (It All Leads To This album):

"I do have a CD of Scala at home, but I've never heard this cover before. Very tasteful, orginally performed, it's even moving. Congratulations to the Scala girls!"

   
 
Dear organizers of concerts, events and festivals  
07.12.2007    
 

Dear fans of Scala, organizers of concerts, events and festivals,

Scala & Kolacny Brothers are currently looking for extra dates that should fit in a tour in Germany during the summer of 2008.
More specifically, we are looking for performance opportunitites on 7th, 8th or 9th July 2008.
Proposals to perform in Germany on other dates will have priority during the whole summer period.

Contact Steven Kolacny, Scala management, through this web site or info@kolacny.com or by phone (0032 473461990)

   
 
New culminating point for Scala in Germany  
05.12.2007    
 

Scala invited by José Carreras !

 

José Carreras (one of the three world-famous tenors with Pavarotti and Placido Domingo) has been seduced by Scala, the Flemish girl choir of the Kolacny brothers.
Carreras has his own show on the German ARD TV chain, viz. the
„José Carreras Gala“. Scala will perform live on 13th December (broadcast from Leipzig). José Carreras has asked Scala to sing one the songs from their latest album (produced by EMI Germany) “One-Winged Angel” but this time with the 80 musicians of a symphony orchestra. Besides, on request of Carreras’ management, the Scala choir girls will sing another song together with the tenor himself.

 

The José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation

 

In 1987, the Spanish tenor José Carreras was told to have leukaemia. Thanks to medical progress he recovered from this disease. The support of family and friends helped him through this difficult time.  Carreras felt there was a debt to be paid and he created the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, the head office of which is in Barcelona (Spain). Later on, two more foundations were created in the USA and Switzerland. In 1995, Carreras founded the German José Carreras Leukamie-Stiftung e.V. with head office in Munich. The Foundations all have a social purpose which Carreras states as follows: “Leukaemia must be curable, always and with everyone.”

 

Gala

 

MDR will broadcast this benefit concert live from the Messehalle 1 in Leipzig on the German ARD tv channel. Besides top guest José Carreras, Axel Bulthaupt, a well-known German presentator, will lead the public through the show. Public and artists may expect a varied programme with patients’ emotional testimonies, world stars and distinguished guests. Katie Melua and Herbert Grönemeyer have already confirmed that they will perform.

 

For more information:

 

MDR

MDR/ Presse

Carreras Stiftung

   
 
Top days for Scala in Germany  
20.09.2007    
 

On Thursday 20th September, Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform on the occasion of the the maypole erection at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, in front of an audience of German ministers. This event is taking place one year after the first stone laying of this huge complex which will be one of the most modern and multifunctional arenas in Europe.

 

On the same day, in the evening, Scala will perform at the Kulturbrauerei on the occasion of Popkomm, with Midem, the biggest trade show of the music industry in Europe. On Saturday 22nd September, the choir girls have been invited to perform at Radio Eins’ 10th birthday show at the Admiralpalast in Berlin. 

 

By the end of September, the German singer Nena will release her new album featuring Ein Lied (originally sung by Rammstein), a cover which she recorded with the Scala girls.

   
 
Release "I Fail"  
09.06.2007      
 

The new single of Regi and Scala, "I Fail" is on sale and can be dowloaded from i-tunes.

Here are a few interesting links which we have selected specially for Scala's fans:

On www.mp3tunes.be you can buy the single for 2 € only, in the short and/or long version and the ringtone (realtone) is sent to your cell phone for free. A MUST-HAVE SONG!

To see the video clip of "I Fail" surf to www.myspace.com/mostiko. You can also listen to all the remixes on your i-pod.

"I Fail" ... pure choir sounds wrapped in fantastic dance music! You have never seen or heard such a thing, even as a Scala fan!

 

 
 
   
 
Scala and Regi Penxten (Milk Inc) join hands for "I Fail"  
17.05.2007    
 

"I Fail" will show you Regi Penxten singing among dozens of Scala girls.
 

"I Fail" has been written by the same Regi Penxten, with Koen Buyse (Zornik) and Steven Kolacny.
 

It will be on Regi's solo CD (release by the end of 2007).
The single version of "I Fail"will be released at the beginning of June.
The clip for "I Fail" was recorded in Ghent last Friday 10th May.
 

"I Fail" is already available on iTunes...
 

   
 
Scala Concert in Paris on 16th and 17th May  
06.05.2007    
 

In a fortnight, Scala & Kolacny Brothers will have the pleasure to present their brand new album 'One-Winged Angel' to the French public.

 

On 16th and 17th May, Scala will perform at the Café de la Danse in Paris (7.30 p.m.).

Tickets for both concerts are available at the following sites:

 

Infoconcert.com

fnacspectacles.com

ticketnet.fr

 

Those among you who cannot wait, can listen to the songs here and/or watch the video here ...

 

We are looking forward to meet you (again) in Paris.  See you there!

   
 
Help us to create the world's longest canon and win!  
24.04.2007    
 

 

Our goal is to collect at least 4.000 videos!
 

Given that each video equals 10 kilometers we will achieve the distance of 40,000 kilometers, so that the canon circles one time the earth!
 

How does it work?

Send us your video of singing our song "I believe in you" and become a part of the canon! You simply have to visit our page www.scala-canon.com and follow the instructions.
You can download a playback-file for your video, submit your videos as well as watch and comment other videos on our page.
We've already uploaded some of our own videos there and are looking forward to yours!
Singing along with us won't be the only fun!
We want to reward your help!
Each submitted video has the chance to win:

1 x Nintendo Wii, 5 x CD Pack's and 66 x Scala T-Shirts

But above all every video is a support for your country in our country ranking!
The country with the most submitted videos will be the winner of a free Scala concert in their capital!
 

Become a part and join in the canon!

We believe in you!

   
 
Release One-Winged Angel on 23rd March 2007  
19.03.2007    
 

Dear fans of Scala & Kolacny Brothers,

 

we are only four days away from Friday 23rd March 2007, the day on which Scala's new album „One-Winged Angel“ will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

 

„One-Winged Angel“ is the first album which Scala & Kolacny Brothers is releasing with its new label Virgin Music Germany.  Depeche Mode, Placebo and Kylie Minogue are just a few names among the 14 songs on the CD. You will find the full track list on this page…, and will be able to listen to all the titles.

 

The album will be available in all record shops in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as from 23rd March. You can also get it from internet shops such as Amazon, and at the Scala shop of course.

Listen

Scalashop

Amazon

 
   
   
Stars aus Europa, live in Brüssel 24/03/2007  
14.03.2007    
 

It will be 50 years since the signature of the Treaty of Rome, and this will be celebrated in style at an evening concert under the Atomium in Brussels. The concert will be broadcast live on television.

 

Stars from all over Europe will be present to celebrate this anniversary in the Capital of Europe including Hooverphonic, Zucchero, Axelle Red, Nadya, Maurane, Kate Ryan, Simply Red, Scala, Laurent Voulzy, The Scorpions, Gypsy Kings, Ozark Henri, Helmut Lotti. see website

 

   
 
Release One-Winged Angel  
14.03.2007    
  Germany + Austria: the international Album-Version (14Tracks): March 23rd + digital release

Switzerland: French Album-Version (15Tracks = international album + Raphaël track): March 23rd

France & Belgium: French Album-Version (15Tracks): March 26th & digital Release: March 30th
 
   
 
 
Scala & Kolacny Brothers at the "Nuit des Choeurs" festival
17.02.2007  
 

This summer, Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform at the "Nuit des Choeurs" festival(The Night of Choirs), in the prestigious ruins of the Abbey of Villers-la-Ville, on 23rd, 24th and 25th August 2007.
For more info, surf to

www.nuitdeschoeurs.be

or www.stemmenonderdesterren.be

   
   
Remix & Making Of the "Friday I'M In Love" Video
24.02.2007  
 

Besides the brand new video clip of Scala's original version of "Friday I'm In Love", you can also view two other videos, viz. a remix version and the "Making Of".

The remix version was made by Apoptygma Berzerk

 

(http://www.apoptygma-berzerk.com/) as an alternative club remix for rock & gothic clubs.

 

You will find all Scala & Kolacny Bros. videos on the music page of our web site.

   
SCALA'S NEW SINGLE LAUNCHED IN GERMANY
23.02.2007  
 

As from today (Friday, 23rd Feb. 2007) Scala's new single "Friday I'm in Love/ Somebody" is available in Germany. Scala's new label "Virgin Music Germany" so presents the first single from Scala's new album "One-Winged Angel" which will be released next month, on 23rd.March.

 

For the first reactions on this single, surf to http://www.the-cure.de/ and http://www.depechemode.de/.
 

This single is now available in the good record shops throughout Germany. Of course, you can also buy it on-line, e.g. at amazon.de, Scalashop.de and i-Tunes.
 

More news about the single and the album release in France and Belgium at the end of March will soon follow. So regularly check the news!

   
MUSIC VIDEO WITH SCALA'S NEW SINGLE "FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE"
23.02.2007  
 

A video clip has been made exclusively for the new single "Friday I'm in Love". The video can be viewed on this page (Click here for the video clip).
 

Enjoy it!

 

 
Scala & Kolacny Brothers at the "Nuit des Choeurs" festival
17.02.2007  
 

This summer, Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform at the "Nuit des Choeurs" festival(The Night of Choirs), in the prestigious ruins of the Abbey of Villers-la-Ville, on 23rd, 24th and 25th August 2007.
For more info, surf to

www.nuitdeschoeurs.be

or www.stemmenonderdesterren.be

   
   
Video for the première of Scala's new album "One-Winged Angel"
11.02.2007  
 

"Scala cannot be put in words only" says Stijn Kolacny, the conductor of this successful choir. "Scala has a specific place within the huge music industry. It's Scala's own little world" adds Steven Kolacny, his brother.

 

 

This video, which was made for the première of Scala's new album, casts a glance at the world of Scala & Kolacny Brothers.


Watch the video ...

 
European Album Presentation "One-Winged Angel"
10.02.2007  
 

On the occasion of the première of Scala's new album "One-Winged Angel" at the Berliner Konzerthaus, a short film was made by "V8 Filmproduction".

 

 

 

 

 

Scala & Kolacny Brothers say "thank you!"

 

 

for the unforgettable evening with such a fantastic audience!

 

 
   
New Scala album "ONE-WINGED ANGEL" released by Virgin Music
Exclusive European live-première in Berlin
18.01.2007  
 

We are very pleased to tell that the renowned Scala & Kolacny Brothers choir will present their new album „One-Winged Angel" with their new label, viz.Virgin Music Germany. The album will be released on 23rd March 2007 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.


The first single from the album, viz.
„Somebody“ (original by Depeche Mode) will be released in Germany on 23rd February 2007.

 
At this European première on 6th February 2007 at the "Berliner Konzerthaus" in Berlin, the fascinating Scala & Kolacny Brothers choir, will perform live with songs of their new album and other Scala hits.

"One-winged Angel" is the sixth album released by the choir which nowadays has about 200 members, all young ladies between 16 and 28. Under the artistic direction of the brothers Steven and Stijn Kolacny, both talented pianists, Scala has sold more than 300,000 CDs worldwide since it was founded ten years ago.

Thanks to their uncommon repertoire of well-known rock and pop songs of Depeche Mode, Coldplay, Björk, Alanis Morissette, Radiohead or Rammstein, Scala & Kolacny Brothers regularly perform for enthusiastic audiences all over Europe.

Translation of the press release of Virgin Music Germany

 
Concert in Luxemburg postponed  
13.11.2006    
 

Dear fans of Scala,

Due to the recording sessions for our new international album (to be released throughout Europe in March 2007) Scala & Kolacny Brothers unfortunately have to postpone their concert In Luxemburg planned on 15th November. We apologize for this and will inform you of the new date on our web site.

 
 
Coming concerts will soon be announced  
21.10.2006    
 

New dates for the Scala concerts in the next months will soon be published.
We can already tell you that Scala & Kolacny Brothers will perform at the ClassX concert instead of Toots Thielemans.
Date: 29th November 2006 - Venue:'Elisabethzaal' in Antwerp. For tickets and more info, check Concerts on our web site.

 
   
0110 concerts in Antwerp  
04.10.2006    
 

The Scala girls and the Kolacny brothers performed at the 0110 concerts in Antwerp, not against something or someone but FOR someone. They dedicated their miniconcert to Luna and her au-pair friend, two girls whose life was abruptly stopped by an ideology of some kind, who will never be able to enjoy anymore the opportunities of life which the Scala girls will have. After the concert, Steven Kolacny talked with Luna's grandmother and aunt. These 0110 concerts were more than a noble and meaningful initiative.

 
   
Adjustment  
12.09.2006    
 

We have noticed that our very favourite percussionist David Demeyere has not been mentioned in the credits in the booklet of our new CD.
 

This certainly will be corrected in future editions and we are apologizing to David who is the man behind the warm bass in 'Gorecki' and 'Station Approach'.
 

After all ... It All Leads To David!